Zoom 606 Guitar Effects Pedal Review

When I went to my local Guitar Center, I was originally looking for a simple wah-wah pedal. The clerk asked me if I had any other pedals. I told him that I did not. So, he brought out the Zoom 606. "This actually has 35 different effects, and it's programmable so you can make your presets and play whatever you want." Of course, the amateur that I was, I decided to say the dumbest thing that I could possibly say at that moment. "Does it have the wah-wah?"

It does have the wah-wah effect by the way, but I've actually used that least of any of the effects (aside from one that makes your guitar sound like like your beating an alien with a feral barn cat.) My favorite is the "Metal" setting. Now, I don't play much metal, but this setting just makes your guitar sound so freaking cool!

I must say that the best thing about this guitar pedal, you notice immediately. I have a really muddy sounding amp. No matter what I do or how I set it, it always sounds like I'm playing with a stack of pillows in front of the amp. I plugged in the Zoom 606 pedal, and that immediately went away. It was like it cured my amp of a disease that kept my playing in a perpetual stage of amateur mediocrity. It gave me a much cleaner sound and every time I unplug it from the amp, I can no longer stand the sound.

I would love to hear this pedal on a good amp, but sadly have not had the pleasure of doing so. If it makes my cheap Wal-Mart amplifier sound like a professional quality piece of sound equipment, then it might make a professional quality piece of sound equipment sound like a heavenly choir of angels (you know, if the angels were all playing electric guitar.)

Especially for the price, (I got mine for about $60) this effects pedal is well worth the money and a great purchase. It operates either by an AC adapter that plugs into the wall, or by four AA batteries. It is also possible to operate nine of the guitar effects simultaneously. You can effect the tone in many ways, with either presets or manual tone adjustments.

If you are a guitarist, then this is almost absolutely essential, if for nothing else than to expand your horizon with a wide array of sounds and effects.